Cattle — Stocks in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cattle — Stocks was 1,700 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Stocks in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1,700 LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Mauritius peaked at 24,000 LSU in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,700 LSU, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 179th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Stocks in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22,842 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 22,500 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 22,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 23,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 23,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 23,500 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 24,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 24,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22,500 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 20,547 LSU | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 16,750 LSU | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 14,250 LSU | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 14,000 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 15,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 10,549 LSU | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 12,500 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 15,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 13,500 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 13,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12,742 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 13,342 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 15,000 LSU | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 16,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 16,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16,500 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 17,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 15,000 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 11,500 LSU | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 12,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 12,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11,500 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 11,450 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 10,250 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 11,000 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 12,500 LSU | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 13,500 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 5,500 LSU | -59.3% |
| 2002 | 4,400 LSU | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 4,050 LSU | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 4,090 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,350 LSU | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 3,467 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 3,602 LSU | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 3,664 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3,618 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,746 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,298 LSU | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 3,651 LSU | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 3,620 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,020 LSU | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 2,949 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,266 LSU | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 1,908 LSU | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 1,992 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1,742 LSU | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 2,377 LSU | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 1,867 LSU | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 1,756 LSU | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1,700 LSU | -3.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1,700 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 522,261 LSU, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1,700 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -59.3% | 13,500 LSU | 5,500 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,594 LSU | 22,000 LSU | 23,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,410 LSU | 10,549 LSU | 24,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,858 LSU | 12,742 LSU | 17,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,920 LSU | 10,250 LSU | 15,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,924 LSU | 3,350 LSU | 13,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,819 LSU | 1,742 LSU | 3,746 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,925 LSU | 1,700 LSU | 2,377 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 176 Grenada 3,998 LSU compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 2,758 LSU compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 2,288 LSU compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,302 LSU compare
- 181 Faroe Islands 1,150 LSU compare
- 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,043 LSU compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Mauritius?
- Cattle — stocks in Mauritius was 1,700 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 LSU in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 LSU in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for cattle — stocks?
- Mauritius ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.